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I remember Hood, Howard & Codrington Cres. As a 14 year old I worked on an afternoon & weekends for Gallons the Grocers. I delivered to all the streets in Haverton. My delivery bike had a small wheel at the front & a huge basket above it. What a struggle to get it going Then it was a struggle to get it to stop. I remember I had to go for a medical at a building next to the old Billingham Baths before I could start work. Happy Days

Hi would I be correct in saying that the area pictured is now the Quorn Foods manufacturing plant, I was eight when we moved from Hawke Street to Low Grange, I remember playing amongst the demolished houses ‘up the hill’

Hi David, I lived in 21, Hawke Street till 1961 & also moved to Low Grange, I remember the end of old Haverton as it was slowly was demolished and how Low Grange grew, but still say today I was from Havo and proud of it!

The bowling green and tennis courts where located at the top of the hill. The hill had three crescents bottom crescent was called Hood, middle called Howard top called Codrington. It was also known as hill 60. Beyond the bowling green was at that time, open fields to Cowpen village. Our family lived in Howard crescent. For a time the Furness grounds man Mr Parnaby was our next door neighbor, when he left his replacement was called Mr Hutchinson he lived in Codrington crescent just opposite the entrance to the bowling green. Both grounds men in addition to the bowling green, tennis courts also looked after the Football ground, which had a cricket pitch and hockey pitch. All the facilities belonged to Furness Shipbuilding Co. To conclude I would just like to add my voice to the many on this site that state what wonderful places Port Clarence and Haverton Hill where to spend your childhood.

Hi Ces,
I lived in codrington crescent. Number 6 the very first house on the left. Opposite the bowling green. We were also relocated to lowgrange bowhill way.
Can you remember the man with the van that used to bring stilts, balls and hoopla rings by the beck? I’m 59 now it seems like another life.